TRIVIA: Elvis Trivia 1. What was Elvis Presley's favorite soft drink? 2: In what city did Priscilla become "Mrs. Elvis Presley"? 3: According to Elvis himself, what was his middle name? 4: Where was Elvis's ranch, called the "Circle G", located? 5: When was Elvis Presley born? 6: Where did Elvis's movie "Jailhouse Rock" premiere? 7: What was the name of Elvis Presley's character in "Girls! Girls! Girls!"? 8: Where did the movie "Love Me Tender" premiere? 9: What year did Elvis Presley's mother die? 10: Where did the second marriage of Elvis Presley's father, Vernon Presley, take place? Answers 1. Pepsi-Cola 2. Las Vegas NV 3. Aaron. 4. Wall, Mississippi 5. January 8th, 1935. 6. Memphis (of course) 7. Ross Carpenter 8. New York City 9. 1958 10. Huntsville, Alabama
DIDJA KNOW? * Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make - $5 million going to actor's salaries. * The world's second largest pipe organ is located at the Organ Grinder on 82nd avenue in Portland, Oregon. * Games Slayter, a Purdue graduate, invented fiberglass. * One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine. * Olympic Badminton rules say that the bird has to have exactly fourteen feathers * The music group Simply Red is named because of its love for the football team, Manchester United, who have a red home strip. * In case you ever find yourself piloting a dogsled, shout "Jee!" to make the dogs turn left and "Ha!" to go right. * Richard Nixon left instructions for "California, Here I Come" to be the last piece of music played at his funeral ("softly and slowly") were he to die in office. * The earliest document in Latin in a woman's handwriting (it is from the first century A.D.) is an invitation to a birthday party. * Spot, Data's cat on Star Trek: The Next Generation, was played by six different cats. * Captain Jean-Luc Picard's fish was named Livingston. * Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988 g/cc * Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6 g/cc * The longest U.S. highway is route 6 starting in Cape Cod, Massachusetts going through 14 states, and ending in Bishop, California... * The movie "Paris, Texas" was banned in the city of Paris, Texas, shorty after its box office release. * The 'y' in signs reading "ye olde.." is properly pronounced with a 'th' sound, not 'y'. The "th" sound does not exist in Latin, so ancient Roman occupied (present day) England use the rune "thorn" to represent "th" sounds. With the advent of the printing press the character from the Roman alphabet which closest resembled thorn was the lower case "y". * Pickled herrings were invented in 1375. * The number of the trash compactor in Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1977) is 3,263,827. * Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman, and child in the world. * At McDonalds in New Zealand, they serve apricot pies instead of cherry ones. * The word "samba" means "to rub navels together." * The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. * The international telphone dialing code for Antarctica is 672. * A byte, in computer terms, means 8 bits. A nibble is half that: 4 bits. (Two nibbles make a byte!) * A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer. * Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball. * If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom. * The airport in La Paz, Bolivia is the world's highest airport. * The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. * The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F. * Chicago is closer to Moscow than to Rio de Janeiro. * Original copy of the Declaration of Independence is lost. The copy in Washington D.C. is what is referred to as a holograph. That is a term for a handmade copy of a document and is not the same as a laser produced hologram. * Singpore is the only country with one train station. * The little bags of netting for gas lanterns (called 'mantles') are radioactive--so much so that they will set of an alarm at a nuclear reactor. * When measuring fonts 'point size' refers to the height of capital letters (one point being one 72nd of an inch). 'Pitch' is a horizontal measurement of the number of letters which can be printed in an inch. * The only capital letter in the Roman alphabet with exactly one endpoint is P. * In the movie "the Right Stuff" there is a scene where a government recruiter for the Mercury astronaut program (played by Jeff Goldblum) is in a bar at Muroc Dry Lake, California. His partner suggests Chuck Yeager as a good astronaut candidate. Jeff proceeds to badmouth Yeager claiming they need someone who went to college. During the conversation the real Chuck Yeager is playing a bartender who is standing behind the recruiters eavesdropping. General Yeager is listed low in the movie credits as 'Fred.' * "Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when your talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil" * Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. * There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. * Nauru is the only country in the world with no official capital. (Its government offices are all in Yaren District, but there's no official capital.) * South Africa is the only country with three official capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein. * Lucy Ricardo's maiden name was McGillicudy. * Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy. * The red giant star Betelgeuse has a diameter larger than that of the Earth's orbit around the sun. * If your eyes are six feet above the surface of the ocean, the horizon wil be about three statute miles away. * The one-hundred eleventh element is known as "unnilenilenium" * The longest muscle name is the "levator labii superioris alaeque nasi" and Elvis popularized it with his lip motions. * The longest time someone has typed on a typewriter continuously is 264 hrs., set by Violet Gibson Burns. * The Dutch town of Leeuwarden can be spelled 225 different ways. * There was once a town named "6" in West Virginia. * Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older * A cat has 32 muscles in each ear * An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. * The oldest word in the English language is "town" * The sea wasp is half an inch long at best and more poisonous than any other jellyfish known to man. * Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. * Gerald Ford pardoned Robert E. Lee posthumously of all crimes of treason. * The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie Barbarella. * There are 22 stars surrounding the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo. * After human death, post-mortem rigidity starts in the head and travels to the feet, and leaves the same way it came -- head to toe. * Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently * Hungarian or some other Slavic tongue. * A Laforte fracture is a fracture of all facial bones. It would allow one to pull on another face and remove it like a mask if not held on by skin. * Debra Winger was the voice of E.T. * Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt were all cousins through one connection or another. (FDR and Eleanor were about five times removed.) * The Earth-Moon size ratio is the largest in the our solar system, excepting Pluto-Charon. * Each unit on the Richter Scale is equivalent to a power factor of about 32. So a 6 is 32 times more powerful than a 5! Though it goes to 10, 9 is estimated to be the point of total tetonic destruction (2 is the smallest that can be felt unaided.) * Most snakes have either only one lung, or in some cases, two, with one much reduced in size. This apparently serves to make room for other organs in the highly-elongated bodies of snakes. * A twelve-foot anaconda can catch, kill, and eat a six-foot caiman, a close relative of crocodles and alligators. While these snakes are not usually considered to be the *longest* snake in the world, they are the heaviest, exceeding the reticulated python in girth. * Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur. The story was changed in the 1600s by a translator. * It was the left shoe that Aschenputtel (Cinderella) lost at the stairway, when the prince tried to follow her. * Cinderella is known as Tuhkimo in Finland. * If you come from Birmingham, you are a Brummie. * The names of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with, e.g. Asia, Europe.
QUOTES: By Elvis Presley “Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.” --Elvis in 1956, talking about his way of moving on stage.
"I ain't no saint, but I've tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God...I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. If I could do or say anything that would give some kid that feeling, I would believe I had contributed something to the world." --Elvis commenting to a reporter, 1950's.
“Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.” --Elvis often used this adaptation of a well-known quotation.
“When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times...I learned very early in life that: ‘Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain’t got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend - without a song.' So I keep singing a song. Goodnight. Thank you.” --From his acceptance speech for the 1970 Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation Award. Given at a ceremony on January 16, 1971. (Elvis quotes from copyrighted material with lines from the song “Without a Song”.)
“We do two shows a night for five weeks. A lotta times we’ll go upstairs and sing until daylight - gospel songs. We grew up with it...It more or less puts your mind at ease. It does mine.” --Talking about the informal jam sessions he and the band and entourage enjoy each night during the lengthy Vegas engagements. These happen upstairs in Elvis’ suite at the Las Vegas Hilton as they all try to “wind down” from the excitement and energy of the live shows. Quote is from a 1972 taped interview used in MGM’s documentary Elvis on Tour.
“I’ve never gotten over what they call stagefright. I go through it every show. I’m pretty concerned, I’m pretty much thinking about the show. I never get completely comfortable with it, and I don’t let the people around me get comfortable with it, in that I remind them that it’s a new crowd out there, it’s a new audience, and they haven’t seen us before. So it’s got to be like the first time we go on.” =-From a 1972 taped interview used in MGM’s documentary Elvis on Tour.
“The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death. I really didn’t know what all the yelling was about. I didn’t realize that my body was moving. It’s a natural thing to me. So to the manager backstage I said ‘What’d I do? What’d I do?’ And he said “Whatever it is, go back and do it again’.” --From a 1972 taped interview used in MGM’s documentary Elvis on Tour.
“Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn’t do anything but just jiggle.” --From the press conference prior to his record-breaking Madison Square Garden shows in New York City, 1972.
“...the image is one thing and the human being is another...it’s very hard to live up to an image.” --From the press conference prior to his record-breaking Madison Square Garden shows in New York City, 1972.
“A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favorite part of the business - live concerts.” --Elvis at a press conference prior to his 1973 television special, Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii, via Satellite.
“ ‘Til we meet you again, may God bless you. Adios.” --Said in 1977 at the end of a concert during his last tour.
CHUCKLES AND BELLY LAUGHS Edyth Clark sent this one There is a new virus. The code name is "WORK". If you receive WORK from your colleagues, your boss, via e-mail, or from anyone else, do not touch it under any circumstances. This virus wipes out your private life completely. If you should happen to come in contact with this virus, take two friends and go straight to the nearest bar. Order drinks immediately and after three rounds, you will find that WORK has been completely deleted from your brain. Forward this virus warning immediately to at least five friends. Should you realize you do not have five friends, this means you are already infected by this virus and WORK already controls your life. If this is the case, go to the bar and stay until you make at least five friends. Then retry. I think I have five friends, but am not entirely positive so I'm headed for the bar anyway.....it never hurts to be safe!
Two words....Joke of the Day and Bud Casselberry The other day I had the opportunity to drop by my department head's office. He's a friendly guy and, on the rare opportunities that I have to pay him a visit, we have had enjoyable conversations. While I was in his office, I asked him, "Sir, what is the secret of your success?" He said, "Two words." "And, Sir, what are they?" "Right decisions." "But how do you make right decisions?" "One word," he responded. "And, Sir, what is that?" "Experience." "And how do you get experience?" "Two words." "And, Sir what are they?" "Wrong decisions."
Good Clean Fun and Bud responsible for this cutie. "Wrong decisions."New Number We telemarketers know we're universally loathed. Still, some people are quite pleasant on the phone. One day I called a number and asked to speak with Mr. Morgan. The woman who answered explained that he no longer lived at that address, but she did have a number where he could be reached. I thanked her, rang that number, and was greeted with, "Good morning, Highland View Cemetery."
GCF: Float? Some logic in this thinking While ferrying workers back and forth from our offshore oil rig, the helicopter I was on lost power and went down. Fortunately, it landed safely in the lake. Struggling to get out, one man tore off his seat belt, inflated his life vest, and jerked open the exit door. "Don't jump!" the pilot yelled. "This thing is supposed to float!" As the man leapt from the helicopter into the lake, he yelled back, "Yeah, and it's supposed to FLY too!"
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF MARRIAGE - - Bob Casselberry sent these to Bud. 1. Marriages are made in heaven. But then again, so are thunder and lightning. 2. If you want your wife to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep. 3. Marriage is grand-and divorce is at least 100 grand! 4. Married life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen. 5. When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: Either the car is new or the wife is. 6.Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; The trouble starts when they try to decide which one. 7. Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you said. After marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish. 8. Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding, economical, and a good cook. But the law allows only one wife. 9. Marriage and love are purely matter of chemistry. That is why wife treats husband like toxic waste. 10. A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished.
This is one of my favorites eventhough it is a repeat. State trooper A Pennsylvania State Trooper pulled a car over on I-81 about 2 miles north of the Pa/Md state line. When the Trooper asked the driver why he was speeding, the driver answered that he was a magician and a juggler and he was on his way to Harrisburg to do a show that night at the Zembo Shrine Circus and didn't want to be late. The Trooper told the driver he was fascinated by juggling, and if the driver would do a little juggling for him that he wouldn't give him a ticket. The driver told the Trooper that he had sent all of his equipment on ahead and didn't have anything to juggle. The Trooper told him that he had some flares in the trunk of his patrol car and asked if he could juggle them. The juggler stated that he could,so the Trooper got three flares, lit them and handed them to the juggler. While the man was doing his juggling act, a car pulled in behind the patrol car, a drunk got out and watched the performance briefly, he then went over to the patrol car, opened the rear door and got in. The Trooper observed him doing this and went over to the patrol car, opened the door and asked the drunk what he thought he was doing. The drunk replied, "You might as well take my butt to jail, cause there's no way in hell I can pass that test."
And this one too. A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children began discussing the dog's duties. "They use him to keep crowds back," said one youngster. "No," said another. "He's just for good luck." A third child brought the argument to a close with this comment: "They use the dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrants."
Cwayne Wert for this one. I used to work for a large company, they often did special things for us to make work a little more enjoyable, below is a memo I found in my desk today thought I would pass it on. Casual Day Memo No. 1: Effective immediately, the company is adopting Fridays as Casual Day so that employees may express their diversity. Memo No. 2: Spandex and leather micro-miniskirts are not appropriate attire for Casual Day. Neither are string ties, rodeo belt buckles or moccasins. Memo No. 3: Casual Day refers to dress only, not attitude. When planning Friday's wardrobe, remember image is a key to our success. Memo No. 4: A seminar on how to dress for Casual Day will be held at 4 p.m., Friday in the cafeteria. Fashion show to follow. Attendance is mandatory. Memo No. 5: As an outgrowth of Friday's seminar, a 14-member Casual Day Task Force has been appointed to prepare guidelines for proper dress. Memo No. 6: The Casual Day Task Force has completed a 30-page manual. A copy of "Relaxing Dress Without Relaxing Company Standards" has been mailed to each employee. Please review the chapter "You Are What You Wear" and consult the "home casual" versus "business casual" checklist before leaving for work each Friday. If you have doubts about the appropriateness of an item of clothing, contact your CDTF representative before 7 a.m. on Friday. Memo No. 7: Because of lack of participation, Casual Day has been discontinued, effective immediately.
THE GROANERS: Not my Suzanne. From Just For Grins "I have a problem," Suzanne complained to her friend, "I'm on the road a lot, and my clients are complaining that they can never reach me." "Don't you have a phone in your car?" asked the friend. "That was too expensive, so I did the next best thing. I put a mailbox in my car." "A mail box? Does that work?" "Actually, I haven't gotten any letters yet." "And why do you think that is?" Suzanne thought for a moment, then replied, "I figure it's because when I'm driving around my zip code keeps changing."
Thanks to Roger Harris for today's CleanPun. C. Wayne Wert sent this one to me. At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator. At a morning press conference, Attorney general John Ashcroft said he believes the man is a member of the notorious al-gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction. "Al-gebra is a fearsome cult," Ashcroft said. "They desire average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like "x" and "y" and refer to themselves as "unknowns", but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. "As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, there are 3 sides to every triangle," Ashcroft declared. When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes. "I am gratified that our government has given us a sine that it is intent on protracting us from these math-dogs who are willing to disintegrate us with calculus disregard. Murky statisticians love to inflict plane on every sphere of influence," the President said, adding: "Under the circumferences, we must differentiate their root, make our point, and draw the line." President Bush warned, "These weapons of math instruction have the potential to decimal everything in their math on a scalene never before seen unless we become exponents of a Higher Power and begin to factor-in random facts off vertex." Attorney General Ashcroft said, "As our Great Leader would say, read my ellipse. Here is one principle he is uncertain of: though they continue to multiply, their days are numbered as the hypotenuse tightens around their necks
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